Jack McCallum is the author of Seven Seconds or Less and a longtime member of the staff of Sports Illustrated. He has edited the weekly SCORECARD section of the magazine, has written scripts for various SI Sportsman of the Year shows, and is currently a contributor to the magazine and SI.com. He has won the Curt Gowdy Award from the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the National Women Sports Foundation Media Award and teaches college journalism. He lives with his wife in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
“The absolute definitive work on the subject, a perfectly wonderful
once-you-pick-it-up-you-won’t-be-able-to-put-it-down book.”—The
Boston Globe
“An Olympic hoops dream.”—Newsday
“What makes this volume a must-read for nostalgic hoopsters are the
robust portraits of the outsize personalities of the participants,
all of whom were remarkably open with McCallum, both then and
now.”—Booklist (starred review)
“One of the best basketball books you’ll ever read.”—The New York
Post
“A great read for basketball junkies.”—Los Angeles Times
“[A] stellar retrospective.”—The New York Times
“The Dream Team was one of a kind, and so is this fascinating
account of the best basketball team of all time. Jack McCallum, the
consummate basketball insider, lures you into the back rooms,
living rooms, and locker rooms of this volatile group of superstars
with revealing, colorful anecdotes that will make you laugh, cheer,
and gasp. This is a terrific read by an all-star
journalist.”—Jackie MacMullan, New York Times bestselling co-author
of When the Game Was Ours
“Perfect book, perfect subject, perfect writer. Dream Team is one
of the best sports books I have ever read—a riveting inside look at
a once-in-a-lifetime squad at a once-in-a-lifetime moment in time.
Jack McCallum has pieced together a masterpiece.”—Jeff Pearlman,
New York Times bestselling author of Sweetness and Boys Will Be
Boys
“Jack McCallum is one of my favorite writers on the NBA. If Jack
writes it, even if I know the story, I want to read it. He reflects
the best of his longtime residence in the glory days of Sports
Illustrated: You can see the event, but you still want to know what
the reporter has to say about it. Dream Team is a wonderful look
back at what will live on not only as one of the NBA’s great times
but as a summary of its golden era. Jack beautifully blends what
happened then with where-are-they-now? anecdotes, taking you behind
the locker-room door with the greatest names of their era. This is
such a wonderful read, you can’t help but smiling.”—Sam Smith, New
York Times bestselling author of The Jordan Rules
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